Table T5_2_1_4-1
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
2011 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 13.68 | 0.02 | 14.63 | 0.02 | 15.79 | 0.02 | |
Age | 18–44 | 13.24 | 0.04 | 14.17 | 0.04 | 15.21 | 0.05 |
45–64 | 13.29 | 0.04 | 14.45 | 0.04 | 15.77 | 0.04 | |
65 and over | 14.10 | 0.03 | 14.94 | 0.03 | 16.08 | 0.03 | |
Race | White only | 13.38 | 0.02 | 14.31 | 0.02 | 15.45 | 0.03 |
Black only | 15.47 | 0.08 | 16.86 | 0.08 | 18.24 | 0.09 | |
Asian only | 14.90 | 0.14 | 15.84 | 0.15 | 17.00 | 0.16 | |
NHOPI only | 13.99 | 0.38 | 15.29 | 0.39 | 17.21 | 0.42 | |
AI/AN only | 15.02 | 0.23 | 15.97 | 0.24 | 17.36 | 0.23 | |
Multiple races | 14.06 | 0.12 | 14.95 | 0.13 | 16.67 | 0.15 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 13.49 | 0.02 | 14.46 | 0.02 | 15.65 | 0.03 |
Hispanic, all races | 13.77 | 0.07 | 14.67 | 0.07 | 15.84 | 0.08 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 13.74 | 0.05 | 14.61 | 0.05 | 15.50 | 0.06 |
High school graduate | 13.26 | 0.04 | 14.25 | 0.04 | 15.32 | 0.04 | |
At least some college | 13.84 | 0.03 | 14.82 | 0.03 | 16.16 | 0.03 | |
Language at home | English | 13.68 | 0.02 | 14.65 | 0.02 | 15.84 | 0.02 |
Spanish | 13.49 | 0.11 | 14.14 | 0.11 | 14.94 | 0.12 | |
Other | 13.55 | 0.15 | 14.19 | 0.16 | 15.53 | 0.18 |
a Good communication about discharge information means hospital staff talked with patients about help they might need and provided patients information in writing about potential symptoms after discharge.
b Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.